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. 2020 Oct 1;146(10):964-966.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.1922.

SARS-CoV-2 Virus Isolated From the Mastoid and Middle Ear: Implications for COVID-19 Precautions During Ear Surgery

Kaitlyn M Frazier  1 , Jody E Hooper  2 , Heba H Mostafa  2 , C Matthew Stewart  1
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SARS-CoV-2 Virus Isolated From the Mastoid and Middle Ear: Implications for COVID-19 Precautions During Ear Surgery

Kaitlyn M Frazier et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct 1;146(10):982. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2950. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020. PMID: 32880618 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

This cadaver study examines the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 colonization of the middle ear and mastoid in a sample of 3 patients.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Hooper reported grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Amplification Plot of Patient 3
* Indicates N1-positive control; **, N2-positive control. The amplification of the N1, N2, and the internal control (RNase P) target genes is shown for specimens: left ear, right ear, left mastoid, and right mastoid. The cycle threshold values of the 3 genes for the 4 patient’s specimens are shown.
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